2026 LTC Keynote
Opening Remarks & Keynote Panel
Details
飦 Date: Day 2 - Tuesday, May 12, 2026
飥桾ime: 9鈥10:30 a.m.
飦 Location: TBD
The 2026 LTC Keynote takes the form of a multi-disciplinary panel discussion of the conference theme: Opening Doors, Closing Gaps Through Learning and Teaching.
Beginning Day 2 of the LTC, the panel will speak to various conference subthemes, including: bridging classroom and community, opening the classroom to all, engaging students in learning and teaching, teaching across resource gaps and addressing gaps between pedagogy and technological innovation.
Panelists
Kahente Horn-Miller, Associate professor in Indigenous Studies and the associate vice president Indigenous teaching, learning and research at Carleton University
Dr. Kahente Horn-Miller (Kahente means 鈥渟he walks ahead鈥) (Kanien:keha鈥檏a/Mohawk) received her doctorate in 2009. She is a 2023 National 3M Teaching Fellow and currently the Associate Vice President Indigenous Teaching, Learning and Research.
Dr. Horn-Miller research and teaching is centred in the development of Haudenosaunee-specific research and pedagogical practices. Her research interests include Indigenous methodologies, Indigenous women, identity politics, colonization, Indigenous governance, and consensus-based decision making. Her governance work and community-based research involves interpreting Haudenosaunee culture and bringing new life to old traditions. Her performance piece We are Her and She is Us, is a modern telling of the Haudenosaunee story of creation that centres on Sky Woman and her fall to earth.
She Co-Chaired the Carleton University Strategic Indigenous Initiatives Committee which resulted in Kin脿m脿gawin, Carleton鈥檚 revitalized Indigenous strategy. In 2018 she initiated the award winning Collaborative which is successfully increasing Indigenous content in classrooms across disciplines.
Natalie Kouri-Towe, Associate professor, Simone de Beauvoir Institute at Concordia University
Natalie Kouri-Towe is an Associate Professor of feminism and sexuality at the Simone de Beauvoir Institute at Concordia University. Her research investigates the politics of solidarity under neoliberalism, with areas of focus ranging across responses to war in the Middle East, refugee crises, queer activism, and gender and sexuality pedagogies.
Her edited collection, Reading the Room: Lessons on Pedagogy and Curriculum from the Gender and Sexuality Studies Classroom, was released in 2024 with Concordia University Press and is available open access.
In October 2025, she launched the Transformative Pedagogies Lab at Concordia University, a research space for three projects: Transformative Encounters: Gender and Sexuality Pedagogies in Canada, a SSHRC Insight-funded study on post-secondary learning experiences; The Transformation Hub: Gender and Sexuality-Based Violence Prevention Through Transformative Education, a community-based partnership with Project 10 and 脡duconnexion to develop popular education tools for violence prevention; and Better Practices in the Classroom: A Teaching Guidebook for Sustainable, Inclusive, and Equitable Learning from a Gender and Sexuality Studies Framework, an open educational resource published in 2021 and revised and republished in 2024.
She is currently working on a book manuscript on feminist and queer solidarity under neoliberalism titled Solidarity at Risk.
Tricia Bertram Gallant, Academic integrity director at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD)
An internationally recognized expert in academic integrity and ethics in higher education. As the Director of the Academic Integrity Office & Triton Testing Center at the University of California, San Diego, Tricia (University of Guelph two-time alum!) leads innovative efforts to cultivate integrity-centered learning environments and assessment practices. With a career spanning nearly two decades, Dr. Bertram Gallant has advised universities, policymakers, and global organizations on fostering cultures of honesty and accountability in the face of emerging challenges鈥攎ost recently, the integration of鈥疓enerative AI in education.
A prolific author, Tricia鈥檚 books, including鈥疶he Opposite of Cheating: Teaching for Integrity in the Age of AI鈥(2025), have shaped institutional approaches to academic integrity worldwide. Her scholarship blends research with practical strategies, making her a sought-after鈥痵peaker, consultant, and media commentator鈥痮n issues of cheating, AI, ethics, and assessment security. Her newest book co-authored with Mary Davis (Oxford Brookes University, UK) and Zeenath Khan (University of Wollongong, Dubai), Academic Integrity in the Age of AI, was released under the GenAI in Education series by Cambridge University Press) in April 2026.
Beyond academia, Tricia鈥檚 work has influenced national and international policies on academic integrity, including collaborations with the鈥疌ouncil of Europe and the International Center for Academic Integrity (of which she is President Emeritus). She has delivered keynote addresses and workshops across the world, engaging faculty, administrators, and students in reimagining integrity for the 21st century.
Known for her鈥痚ngaging, research-driven, and solution-oriented approach, Dr. Bertram Gallant doesn鈥檛 just diagnose problems鈥攕he helps institutions and educators implement real, sustainable change. Whether as a keynote speaker, panelist, or podcast guest, she brings鈥痠nsight, clarity, and a touch of humor鈥痶o complex conversations about academic integrity, learning, and AI鈥檚 role in education.
You can follow Tricia on LinkedIn @tbertramgallant